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kach22i, are these drawings in #28 and #30 showing the 4.5" ground clearance with the suspension compressed? If not what is the design susp. travel. Also are you trying to make a car that appeals to the "normal" masses ( something the average person would want to buy), or is this just a design study in minimalism for the sake of MPG? I'm not being critical of what your doing, just wondering if this is going to be a possible "Mainstream" car as the Auto X-Prize competition was "supposed to be about". The car which won, was Anything but mainstream, in my opinion, with aluminum sheet metal for seats.
Also with smaller diameter front wheels than the industry standard these days 16-18's, the seating position can be farther forward. This can allow for a closer "filling of the template". The drawings are a good start, but for actually "seeing" the size needed for a body, we set some chairs out and start measuring roof heights, widths, etc, and see what fits what you are looking for. At least thats how we did it before all these new-fangled computer things! Good luck and good day!
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